How Plants Tell Time
Plants don’t have brains or muscles, and yet some of them can perform such feats as eating insects or following the sun. Scientists haven’t completely figured out how this happens, but they do have some pretty strong leads.
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Images & Video:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Desmanthus_pern_83565_b.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Desmanthus_pernambucanus_nyctinastic_(nighttime)_leaf_movement_0175.JPG
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